Fire services from Langley, Slough and Maidenhead attended a fire at a house in Parlaunt Road at 3:50pm yesterday afternoon. They remained at the scene until 11pm last night where the three bedroom house was destroyed alongside a percentage of the neighbouring property. No one was injured during the

Fire services from Slough, Maidenhead and Langley attended a fire at a betting shop in Cherwell Close in Colnbrook, Slough at 2am this morning. Around 20 per cent of the shop, which is beneath flats that are under renovation, was damaged during the blaze. Fire crews were at the scene for three hours

Fire services from Slough and Langley attended a wheelie bin that had caught fire behind a William Hill bookmakers in Farnham Road at 1:30pm this afternoon. Fire fighters were at the scene for 30 minutes putting out the blaze. No one was injured during the fire.

Fire services from Slough, Langley and Windsor attended a fire at Slough Heat and Power Station at 9:30am this morning. Fire fighters were called to the power station in Buckingham Avenue where one of the metal hoppers filled with rubbish caught fire with flames reaching five storeys. Two engines fr

]]>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:42:27 GMTslough heat and power starPlans for old paintworks site in Wexham Road unveiledhttp://www.twyford-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/slough/149887/plans-for-old-paintworks-site-in-wexham-road-unveiled.html
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The company behind the proposed redevelopment of a former paintworks site is hoping to create up to 600 jobs in the town. Panattoni, an international real estate company specialising in developing industrial sites, bought 30 acres of land off Wex-ham Road, Slough, once owned by ICI and then AkzoNobe

A natural pet products company from Maidenhead has secured a new international contract which will see its goods stocked in 600 stores across Canada. Podium Pet Products develops and manufactures a wellbeing and grooming range for domestic animals which includes aloe-enriched shampoo bars, soothing

]]>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:08:24 GMTPodium Pet Products,South Western Railway,Informing BusinessSevere delays on M4 after three car collision between junction five and six http://www.twyford-advertiser.co.uk/news/slough/149720/severe-delays-on-m4-after-three-car-collision-between-junction-five-and-six.html
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Junctions four to six on the M4 are severely blocked due to an accident that occurred between junction five and six at 7am this morning. Fire services from Slough and Langley attended the three car collision for around two hours, the cause of the accident in unknown. The driver and passenger of a va

A man who stabbed his friend to death in broad daylight after thinking he was having an affair with his wife has been jailed for life for murder. Aqib Pervaiz, 27, from Rochford Gardens, had purchased a kitchen knife from the Slough Tesco Extra store in Wellington Street minutes before his brutal at

A former town mayor described as ‘one of Slough’s greatest cheerleaders’ has died at the age of 87. Joan Jones served as a borough councillor from 1973 to 1979 representing Wexham Court Ward and again from 1999 to 2002 for Kedermister Ward. She was deputy mayor from 2000 to 2001 and Slough’s first c

A compensation order for more than £20,000 has been revoked for a 27-year-old woman from Slough who admitted tax offences last year. Simren Kaur Jasal, of Upton Court Road, was re-sentenced following an appeal hearing in Brighton on Thursday, September 5. She was previously told to pay £20,448 in co

A Slough man has been jailed for life for murdering a 24-year-old man in a supermarket car park. Aqib Pervaiz, 27, of Rochford Gardens, Slough, admitted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place at Reading Crown Court on Friday and was sentenced today. Pervaiz fatally stabbed Nadee

Thousands of adults and children visited Bloom Park in Langley to experience a ‘family day out’ at Slough Canal Festival this weekend. The free two-day event held at the park in Middlegreen Road took place on Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm. A big draw of the festival, which provided plenty to see

Slough’s Empire Cinema is ‘unlikely’ to remain in its current form if the Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre is redeveloped, a council officer has said. Development and investment firm British Land is drawing up plans for the regeneration of the town centre site, which was bought by the Abu Dhab

A chief inspector who started his police career in Slough is returning to the town as Deputy Commander. Lee Barnham started his new role covering the Slough Local Policing Area (LPA) on September 2. He took over from Chief Inspector Zahid Aziz who has moved to a new position at Thames Valley Police’

Four men from Windsor and Slough have been jailed for their part in committing £121 million of fraud. The gang of nine stole £34 million in VAT and laundered £87 million after selling illicit smuggled alcohol. They include Riaz Khan, 49, of Hatch Lane, Windsor, Fiaz Raja, 51, of Goldsworthy Way, Slo

A chemical spill at a warehouse in Old Bath Road was attended by firefighters and other emergency services in the early hours of the morning. A fire crew from Langley and two from Slough, along with a pump from Whitley Wood Fire Station in Reading, were called to the scene of the incident at Uch Han

A man who killed his victim in the car park of Tesco in Wellington Street has been convicted of murder. Today Aqib Pervaiz, 27, of Rochford Gardens, Slough, pleaded guilty at Reading Crown Court to one count of murder and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. Pervaiz stabbed Nadeem Uddin H

Update Saturday, September 7, 11.20am Road users were told to avoid Whitby Road in Slough yesterday afternoon following a gas leak. A crew from Slough went to the incident near Frank Sutton Way following reports of a leak at 1.47pm. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted asking people to ‘a

A court order has handed Slough Borough Council new powers to tackle alleged anti-social behaviour at a town centre car park. The council has secured a partial closure order for Herschel Car Park, in Herschel Street, which allows it to issue a notice and remove anyone who is not using the facilities

One of Slough’s ‘most popular events’ will be taking place this weekend – and the weather forecast is good. The Slough Canal Festival will be held over two days at Bloom Park, in Middlegreen Road, Langley, with the fun kicking off tomorrow (Saturday). Residents can discover the Slough branch of the